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Abraham Lincoln Walker, (African American; 1921 - 1933), East St. Louis, Oil on canvas, 26" x 32"

Abraham Lincoln Walker (African American; 1921 - 1933) East St. Louis Oil on canvas Signed lower right. African American artist born in Kentucky and active in St. Louis, Missouri, Abraham Walker was an artist who worked in a wide variety of differing artistic styles, techniques, media, and subject matter.  His social commentary paintings of the 1960's and early 1970's feature a unique combination of three dimensional collage and painting techniques.  His work of the late 1970's through the 1980's is a combination of realistic interpretation of life around East St. Louis, Illinois, and a surrealistic view of life as an African American. His work has been featured in exhibitions at the Batelle Institute, Seattle, Washington, 1974; East St. Louis Women's Club, IL, 1974; East St. Louis Chapter of the NAACP, IL, 1974; Organization of Ethnic Studies, Edwardsville, IL, 1975; New Dimension Club, St. Louis, MO, 1976; Illinois State University, 1976; Cemrel's 59th Street Gallery, St. Louis, MO, 1976; St. Louis University, 1976; Southern Illinois University, 1977; Haitian-Caribbean Exhibition, 1979; Alpha Upsilon Sigma Chapter, Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc., East St. Louis, Illinois,1993; Scott Air Force Base, Scott Field, Illinois, 1994; The University Museum, Southern Illinois University of Edwardsville, Edwardsville, Illinois, 1995; and the Mitchell Museum, Mt. Vernon, Illinois, 1995. 26" x 32"